I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, and I appreciate his leadership in working to have a piece of legislation here that can be brought forward in a bipartisan fashion, listening to the concerns that were expressed repeatedly to our…

Almost 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Sick children miss 300 million school days a year from waterborne illness. And it kills 5,000 children every day. Our Water for the World Act emphasizes…

The political parties are missing an opportunity to deal with both the discontent and the fundamental causes we see in the political process today. You don't have to identify with the tea party to be frustrated with the tax system. It is…

Madam President, there are currently 48 vacancies on courts that the Federal judiciary considers to be judicial emergencies. Let me restate that. Filling these vacancies is now such a priority that they are considered judicial emergencies…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Secret Holds

I'm outraged by the blatant lies being told by some health insurance companies. I have a renewal statement here for a small business with a 28 percent increase, allegedly all because of health insurance reform. How do we know it's a lie…

Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to take a few minutes to talk about this issue of campaign ads being run all across the land and millions of dollars being spent by groups with misleading names, leaving our voters without any knowledge…

I also ask unanimous consent that Caitlin Kilborn, an intern in my office, be granted floor privileges for today. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Peter Gaulke, a legislative fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of this Congress. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise to speak about an issue of critical importance to the future of our democracy. I have in my hand the majority opinion titled ``Citizens United.'' This Supreme Court decision, decided on the narrowest of grounds, is of…

Mr. President, it is clear from the debate on the Defense bill and the vote that was held a bit ago that this is a partisan time for our Nation. I come to the floor this afternoon to talk about an issue that is not at all partisan; that…

I appreciate my friend from Massachusetts permitting me to speak on this important bill. I could not agree with him more. I did spend a month working in Oregon to deal with people who are concerned about the economy. I had a meeting just…

In today's wars, military contractors play a larger role than ever before. As we have seen over the past decade, our laws have been inadequate to curb what became a free-for- all for contractors overseas. That is why I support efforts like…

I appreciate the gentleman from Tennessee's agreeing for me to speak on this. Mr. Speaker, I rise as a cosponsor of H. Res. 1595 to recognize the 50th anniversary of real estate investment trusts. For the last 50 years, we have seen how…

Mr. President, I am pleased to join with my colleague from Idaho, Senator Mike Crapo, in introducing the Geothermal Energy Investment Act of 2010. This legislation will amend an already existing investment tax credit for geothermal energy…

I thank Senator Landrieu very much for her leadership as chair of the Small Business Committee. She has put in countless hours working with the national small business community and asking what the key obstacles are and how can we help to…

Mr. President, I rise in support of the nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. A lifetime appointment to the highest Court in the land is a serious matter, and…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Enforcing Orders and Reducing Circumvention and Evasion Act--or the ENFORCE Act-- of 2010. We all know what a tax cheat is; well let me tell you about a trade cheat. You see, under U.S. trade…